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President says Iran has accepted it will not obtain nuclear weapons, but warns the U.S. will act if enriched uranium is not removed

U.S. Central Command said it intercepted two Iranian drones in the Strait of Hormuz, declaring that "American forces remain in position and are prepared to continue defending against Iranian aggression." Iran, for its part, is accusing Washington of violating the ceasefire.

New details have emerged about a plan to topple Iran's ayatollah regime: Israel and the United States prepared an outline under which thousands of Kurdish fighters from Iraq were supposed to cross into Iranian territory. As part of the preparations, the Mossad supplied the Kurds with weapons and ammunition confiscated from Hamas and Hezbollah.

According to a Wall Street Journal report, President Donald Trump told his advisers that if American troops are harmed by fire from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, it could bring the ceasefire with Iran to an end.

The latest U.S.-brokered framework follows weeks of ceasefire extensions and partial understandings, but its success depends on Hezbollah meeting conditions it has not accepted

Just one month separated two extraordinary combat incidents in which an American pilot’s aircraft went down. After being rescued from Iranian soil when his jet was shot down, the pilot had already survived another crash weeks earlier after his plane was brought down over Kuwait. U.S. officials say the sequence is exceptionally rare: "It’s like being struck by lightning twice."

CENTCOM says U.S. forces defeated Iranian missiles and drones, but Kuwait reported airport damage and injuries as fighting widens

The United States carried out overnight strikes on a military site in Iran that it said posed a threat to American forces and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Hours later, sirens sounded in Kuwait following a missile and drone attack. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said: We struck a U.S. base in response to the attacks in Iran.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a threatening message to the U.S. and European countries: leave Kyiv immediately. Two days ago, he issued a similar warning and announced that the Russian army would begin systematic strikes on the Ukrainian capital. The Baltic states told NATO headquarters: "We fear a Russian attack."

An Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf spent the day in Qatar. Arab media reported that Iran is willing to transfer its enriched uranium to China, but the U.S. is refusing.

Contacts between the United States and Iran are moving toward a draft agreement, but major disputes remain unresolved. In Tehran, officials insist the nuclear issue is not part of the initial understandings. A senior Israeli official said, “Trump made clear that he will stand firm in the negotiations on his consistent demand to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program.”

Dozens of shots were fired last night near the White House while President Trump was on site. The Secret Service and the FBI are investigating. The shooter was reportedly known to authorities as mentally unstable, and a restraining order had previously been issued against him.

Pakistan reportedly passed a new Iranian proposal to the U.S. aimed at advancing an agreement between Tehran and Washington. According to the report, Iran is committing not to produce nuclear weapons. The American president is expected to discuss the issue with the security cabinet.

A new Amnesty International report points to a sharp global rise in executions during 2025, with Iran driving the increase. The group warns that the death penalty is increasingly being used as a tool of political repression.

In Israel, officials are seeing growing signs that the United States may be nearing a decision on military action against Iran, though the timing remains unclear. The IDF is raising its alert level and maintaining especially close coordination with the United States.

A U.S. special operations force, working with the Nigerian military, killed Abu Bilal Abu-Minuki, the deputy leader of ISIS worldwide. He was killed in a hideout after fleeing the Iraq-Syria region.

Four detained and two escaped after a May 1 attempt on Bubiyan Island near Iraq and Iran; Tehran has not responded, Kuwait says.

The World Meteorological Organization warns an unusually strong El Niño is likely to develop by midyear, accelerating global warming and unleashing extreme heat waves, severe storms, and droughts worldwide.

With trade tensions in the backdrop, Trump heads into a meeting with Xi aiming to extend a minerals deal and steady U.S.–China ties. Washington may also ask Beijing to push Tehran toward a nuclear agreement, while Taiwan fears being left exposed.

An Israeli political source responded to reports of progress between the U.S. and Iran, stressing: "It was made clear to us from the conversations that President Trump is standing by his red lines, first and foremost the removal of the nuclear material." He said Netanyahu is in near-daily contact with Trump.